Senior Manager / AGM – Supply & Demand Planning

Department: Supply Chain Management

Reports To: Head – Supply Chain

Location: Chakan, Pune

About Enzene

Enzene Biosciences is a biopharmaceutical CDMO and a subsidiary of Alkem Laboratories, with operations in Chakan (Pune) and New Jersey, USA. We develop and manufacture biosimilars and biologics across Drug Substance and Drug Product.

Role Summary

This role owns end-to-end supply and demand planning across our biologics value chain. You will run demand forecasting, supply planning, S&OP; and inventory optimisation to keep patient supply uninterrupted, while balancing cost, compliance and agility.

You will need strong biopharma planning depth and the ability to work at both strategic and hands-on levels in a regulated setting.

Key Responsibilities

Planning Strategy

- Shape and execute the demand and supply planning roadmap in line with business goals, pipeline and commercial plans
- Drive the S&OP; / IBP process and align Commercial, Finance, Manufacturing, Quality and Regulatory
- Support senior management on capacity planning, risk mitigation and long-range planning

Demand Planning

- Own demand forecasting for commercial, clinical and pipeline products, factoring in market inputs, lifecycle changes and launch scenarios
- Improve forecast accuracy through analytics, scenario planning and regular performance reviews

Supply Planning

- Run end-to-end supply planning across internal manufacturing – DS, DP and Packing
- Optimise capacity, inventory and service levels while managing constraints, long lead times and regulatory commitments
- Build supply risk management – dual sourcing, safety stock strategy and contingency plans

Governance & Continuous Improvement




- Own planning KPIs, review forums, data integrity and process discipline
- Drive improvement using Lean, Six Sigma and digital planning tools
- Ensure planning processes meet GxP, regulatory and quality requirements

Systems

- Implement and optimise planning systems (SAP APO / IBP or similar)
- Build capability in demand sensing, forecasting and what-if simulations

Team & Stakeholder Management
- Build, mentor and manage the demand and supply planning team
- Influence across functions and sites in a matrix setup
- Drive change through launches, capacity expansions and process transformation

Qualifications

- Bachelor's in Engineering, Supply Chain, Life Sciences or related field
- MBA or advanced degree preferred

Experience

- 12–18 years in supply chain planning within biopharma, pharma or life sciences
- Experience managing planning teams at Manager / Senior Manager level
- Strong understanding of GMP environments, regulatory constraints and cold chain / biologics
- Track record of driving planning transformation projects
- Biologics / biosimilars / CDMO exposure strongly preferred

Functional Expertise

- Demand planning, supply planning, S&OP; / IBP, inventory optimisation
- Launch planning, lifecycle management and clinical-to-commercial transition

Key Competencies

- Strategic thinking with strong execution focus
- Strong stakeholder management and communication
- Data-driven decision making with sound business judgment
- Resilient and adaptable in high-uncertainty environments

Key Success Metrics

- Forecast accuracy and bias
- Service level / OTIF
- Inventory turns and obsolescence
- S&OP; maturity and planning cycle effectiveness
- Supply risk reduction and launch readiness

📌 Supply Chain Manager (Chakan)
🏢 Enzene Biosciences
📍 Chakan